Man's Curiosity Turns Chaotic as Giant Lizard Bites from Wheel Arch in TikTok Video

• TikTok creator @mike.scar filmed himself reaching into a car's wheel well to check on what was hiding inside
• A giant lizard lurking in the wheel arch launched at him, snatching his phone in a shocking and hilarious moment
• The clip went viral and left South African fans collectively demanding he set the car on fire and walk away

Sometimes curiosity really does cost you, in this case, a cracked phone screen. A TikTok clip posted by @mike.sca on 23 July 2026 has sent the internet into a frenzy after a giant lizard hiding inside a vehicle's wheel arch decided it had had quite enough of being disturbed.

In the video, filmed outdoors at close range beneath a car's wheel well, Mike reaches his hand into the wheel arch to investigate something lurking inside. The creature took a bite, and instead of a finger, it bit his phone.

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The video by @mike.sca shows Mike reacting in real time after noticing the lizard. Watch the moment the lizard strikes below:

Lizards scared TikTok users

Viewers had thoughts, and they were not holding back:

@TaylorLyn:

"You thought it wouldn't bite!? 🤣 who is your emergency contact, they need a hug hahaha"

@Maybe_Hammah_kylo808:

"Gng I thought it was a rattle snake what the hell is that"

@beeboo:

"You have to buy a new screen? good idea instead of yout hand🤣😭"

@maicraig5:

"Where do you get the liver to deal with such scary stuff"

@MichaelaT🇿🇦:

"Mike, we are collectively waiting for you to announce the car is burned or I have renounced ownership."

@Enhle:

"And the car is still not set on fire😭😏"

Other Briefly News stories about animals

• A TikTok video showing a man making a desperate leap into a river to escape a charging hippo went viral.
• The encounter between a toddler and a vervet monkey in a South African garden went viral as they shared a funny interaction.
• A lioness pawing at a camper's tent at Mabuasehube Game Reserve in Botswana left viewers stunned.

Source: Briefly News